Gerald Green on Houston: 'I'm gonna rep it proud'

Gerald Green on Houston: 'I'm gonna rep it proud'

Nobody is more excited to be playing for the Houston Rockets than Gerald Green. After spending the first part of the season without an NBA contract, the Houston native was signed by his hometown team in December and has since carved out a consistent role scoring off the bench. He’s been open about his love of Houston, braiding the Rockets’ logo into his hair and wearing various throwback jerseys throughout the year. He reiterates those sentiments in a new story by Tim MacMahon of ESPN.com:

Good luck finding an NBA player more grateful for his opportunity than Green, whose wardrobe includes the throwback jerseys of Hakeem Olajuwon, Earl Campbell, Nolan Ryan and other Houston sports legends.

“I can’t be more happy to be a part of this organization and to rep this city, proud as I am, man,” says Green, who has had the Rockets logo and two different Astros logos braided into his hair this season.

“Anybody tells me I get a chance to rep Houston, I’m gonna rep it proud. It’s all I’ve been wanting to do forever.

“They came at a pivotal moment of my life.”

The Rockets will attempt to close out their first-round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday.

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